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On Sunday, October 18th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Spanish event in Rock Island, Illinois. This event was hosted by two of our CUFI Illinois leaders, Pastors Ignacio and Gloria Nevarez, of Templo Elim Asamblea de Dios. Approximately 120 people were in attendance, in addition to over 100 people who...
On October 18th, I (Victor Styrsky) was asked to speak about the work of CUFI on a LIVE Zoom hosted by CUFI on Campus Missouri and University of Missouri Chabad. Regional Field Organizer, Hannah Washington was the outstanding moderator of the event. CUFI on Campus Missouri then held a Zionist Book Giveaway where they handed out over 70 pro-Israel...
The 17th Annual Night to Honor Israel in the Quad Cites was spectacular! It was the first CUFI in-person event since March. It, like so many events in 2020, was also virtual. Over 200 people gathered to hear great encouragement from State Director Tom McGovern, The Watchman's Erick Stakelbeck (via custom video), and the Quad City Jewish...
03/01/2021
Eyeing the growing military technology challenge from great power competitors, four members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter Feb. 24 to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to stand up a U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group, or OTWG. The working group authorized in the annual defense bill is...
On Friday, October 9th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Spanish virtual event. This event was hosted by one of our Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Jorge Laboy of Iglesia Mision La Cosecha in Orlando, Florida. This event was produced in-person at their church facility by him and five of his...
On Wednesday, October 7th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” bilingual virtual event. This event was hosted by one of our Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Danny Garza of Abundant Life Church in Harlingen, Texas. This event was attended in-person by approximately 80 of his congregants, and it was...
On Tuesday, October 6th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Spanish virtual event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Congressional Liaison’s and Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Heber Paredes of Iglesia Roca La Eternidad A/D in Landover Hills, Maryland. This event was attended in-person by...
Pastor Craig Riportella travelled on his first trip to Israel with CUFI and is now our Maine State Director and Congressional Liason. Along with his private school, Temple Academy, (in the 20% of largest private schools in Maine) he hosted the LIVE Webinar with Irving Roth and made it mandatory for all of the Junior and Senior class students from...
Over 150 participated in a faith fanning reveal of the most recent archeological discovery at the City of David. The unearthing of Phoenician column caps in King David’s palace fulfill the description in 2 Samuel 5, and as City of David Director of International Affairs Ze’ev Orenstein reminded us, in Israel matters of faith are matters of fact.
02/26/2021
Two teens were arrested after they were caught on camera Wednesday morning toppling memorials dedicated to children killed during the Holocaust.
The five, custom-made metal sculptures were housed on the grounds of the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Okla. Each statue is filled with 2,000 rocks and has the names of...
02/28/2021
Iran on Sunday rebuffed an offer from the European Union to hold informal direct talks with the EU and US on Tehran’s nuclear program. US President Joe Biden’s administration had accepted in principle.
“Considering the recent positions and actions of the United States and the three European countries, does not consider the time...
03/01/2021
"We welcome the continued cooperation between postal authorities around the world"
Israel and Bahrain have signed an agreement that will allow the Israel Postal Service to send and receive packages and letters from Bahrain beginning from Monday.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in telecommunications...
03/01/2021
The first Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khaja, arrived in Jerusalem on Monday, where he met with Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
Ashkenazi said it was “another historic day in the Middle East and a great step towards strengthening peace between our countries and nations.”
“We have a...
03/01/2021
Israel reportedly bombed Iranian targets near Damascus in Syria late Sunday night leading to speculation that the airstrikes were in response to what is believed to be an Iranian attack on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last Thursday.
The Syrian army said on Sunday evening that an Israeli airstrike targeted parts of...
02/28/2021
Assault against Israeli-owned vessel 'crossed the red line,' senior officials say
Israel has no choice but to react in response to the recent attack against an Israeli-owned vessel, a senior security official told Israel’s public broadcaster Kan on Sunday, with Iran as the estimated guilty party.
The Israeli government deems the...
02/28/2021
Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khaja, the United Arab Emirates’ first ambassador to Israel, is expected to arrive here on Monday.
He will have to take a coronavirus test upon arrival and get a negative result before presenting his charter letter to the Foreign Ministry and his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin.
Al Khaja has been...
02/27/2021
Iran is the main suspect behind the attack overnight Thursday on an Israeli-owned cargo vessel that was damaged by a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday.
“We will need to keep investigating, but we can say for sure that Iran is attempting to damage Israeli infrastructure and to...
02/26/2021
The site of the blast saw a series of explosions in 2019 that the US Navy blamed on Iran
An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing through the Gulf of Oman on Friday, an incident renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
Investigations are ongoing. Vessel and crew are...
02/25/2021
“Between 11th and 12th grade, after a tough fencing session, I saw a television report about all these elderly people and Holocaust survivors and their difficulties and loneliness. It really shocked me and I was really, really sad and depressed for a couple of days,” recounts Yakov Pizenberg. “I told myself that being sad won’t help...
02/25/2021
Jerusalem is currently in talks with the kingdoms of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on establishing a four-nation defense alliance, according to an exclusive i24 News report.
While Jerusalem does not have official diplomatic relations with Riyadh, foreign media report that the two countries have long-standing...